Char didn't expect to be humanity's last hope. But what hero ever does? Char is a mech-jockey, piloting a new mecha prototype designed to fight off an alien invasion of Sindarhe spawn, a race of space squids that worship an even larger Old God bent on having its way with Earth. It wouldn't be so complicated if humans could actually fight from Earth, but they've had run-ins with previous Doomsday events—the previous one stranding them in Earth's orbit. The planet is strictly off limits. This battle will be fought toe-to-tentacle. Armored mecha versus slimy squiddie. Unfortunately, Char's new prototype has a small, slight (did I mention small?) glitch. The engineer who made the prototype, after convincing Char he is most certainly not a mad scientist, assures her that the glitch is a feature. Not a bug. And with it, she can be Earth's salvation. Tempered in Steel is the first installment in the Constant War series, a rollicking, action-packed space war pitting human mecha-pilots against interdimensional madness—inducing space squids.
Author
J.E. Mac worked as a screenwriter in Los Angeles. Now, he bludgeons his soul onto the page and sells it off pennies at a time. Growing up in Southern California, people often asked him where he was from. Uh, Southern California. His answer was met with a look of disappointment. "Oh..." Apparently, no one is from Southern California. In light of that response, he wanted to concoct a biography about how he was a lonesome hermit living in the wilderness of Alaska. His only company was a stiff glass of whisky, his hunting dog Conan, and a great white bear that was stalking him. (That's not a metaphor. Polar bears, man! Polar bears!) He also wanted to say he was a New York Times Bestselling author. But that's a pipe dream. Besides, he wanted to be himself. At a young age he toured the world sailing. (Didn't you just say you aren't going to make up stories?) No, this is true. He grew up sailing out of Newport Harbor. His high school was Newport Harbor High School (You probably know it better as, "Hey! That's the school from The OC"). He competitively sailed and traveled to London and New Zealand. So far, he has had an eclectic career. From inking comics for DC, to boom operating on Felicia Day's The Guild, to climbing masts of sailboats to install new rigging, it's obvious there's little he says, "No," to. You can contact me @: Facebook: fbl.me/jemac Twitter: @J_E_Mac "We can talk about books, video games, comics, you name it. I probably enjoy it."
